Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola

Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola
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Directed by	Vishal Bhardwaj
Produced by	Vishal Bhardwaj Fox Star Studios
Written by	Vishal Bhardwaj (Dialogue)
Screenplay by	Vishal Bhardwaj Abhishek Chaubey
Story by	Vishal Bhardwaj Abhishek Chaubey
Starring	Pankaj Kapur Imran Khan Anushka Sharma Arya Babbar Shabana Azmi Navneet Nishan
Music by	Vishal Bhardwaj
Cinematography	Kartik Vijay
Edited by	A. Sreekar Prasad
Production company	VB Pictures
Distributed by	Fox Star Studios ShowMaker Pictures
Release date	11 January 2013 (2013-01-11)
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹45 crore (US$6.7 million)
Box office	₹42.5 crore (US$6.3 million) (Domestic gross)

Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola is a 2013 Indian black comedy film produced by Vishal Bhardwaj along with Fox Star Studios. Besides co-producing, Bhardwaj has also directed, co-scripted and scored the music for the film. The film stars Pankaj Kapur, Imran Khan and Anushka Sharma in the titular roles, while Arya Babbar and Shabana Azmi play supporting roles. The film was released worldwide on 11 January 2013.

The film tells the story of three individuals, Harphool Singh Mandola a.k.a. Harry (Pankaj Kapur), his daughter Bijlee Mandola (Anushka Sharma) and Hukum Singh Matru (Imran Khan) known in short as 'Matru'. Harry is a wealthy, cynical businessman who dreams of turning the Mandola village (named after his family) into a shining example of his success and a microcosm of a fledgeling economy in itself. But this dream can only be realised if the villagers agree to sell their land to the government at unfairly low rates in order for the land to be converted into a Special Economic Zone.

Among many vices, a vice relevant to the plot, is Harry's drinking. He is normally a shrewd, sophisticated and composed individual, but whenever drunk, he turns into an advocate of equality and betterment of the villagers, but regrets these thoughts when sober. When he chooses not to drink he hallucinates, as a withdrawal symptom, about a pink buffalo 'Gulabo', the mascot of the brand of alcohol he enjoys. The knowledge of these hallucinations are later used by Matru as a ploy to get Harry drunk in order to serve his own plans.

Bijlee Mandola is the only child of Harry Mandola. She lost her mother when she was young and now lives in Mandola village after having received a higher education in New Delhi and later in Oxford, England. Bijlee is now in love with Baadal (Arya Babbar), the son of politician Chaudhari Devi (Shabana Azmi) and is all set to marry him.

Chaudhari Devi is a corrupt politician who, along with her obedients, is helping Harry realise his dream. Baadal and Bijlee's union is strategically apt as it serves Harry's and Chaudhari Devi's personal goals. While Chaudhari Devi conspires to control Harry's wealth by marrying her son to his daughter, Harry seeks Chaudhari Devi's help in realising his dream in exchange for their children's marriage.